Basket Plaque

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Date created: circa 1935

Culture/People: probably Yup'ik (Yupik) (attributed)
Previous owner: Eugene Paul Willis, Non-Indian, 1897-1966; Elva M. Willis (Mrs. Eugene Paul Willis), Non-Indian, 1898-1996; Jean Willis LaGrow (Jean Ruth Willis/Mrs. Clifford M. LaGrow), Non-Indian, 1928-2018
Donor: Jean Willis LaGrow (Jean Ruth Willis/Mrs. Clifford M. LaGrow), Non-Indian, 1928-2018

Collection History: Collected by Eugene Paul Willis (1897-1966) and his wife Elva M. Willis (1898-1995), who lived in Alaska intermittently between 1925 and 1941 when Mr. Willis worked for the Alaska Commercial Company at Dutch Harbor, Alaska; inherited by their daughter, Mrs. Jean Willis LaGrow (1928-2018); donated to NMAI by Jean LaGrow in 2010.
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Place: Alaska; USA (inferred)

See related items: Yup'ik (Yupik); Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/7684
Barcode: 267684.000

Object Type: Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Object Name: Basket Plaque
Media/Materials: Beach grass/Rye grass, dye/dyes
Techniques: Dyed, coiled
Dimensions: 22.1 x 21.0 x 0.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68d1c286b-209f-4d98-8c27-f1a4fb5af0b7

Record ID: NMAI_396903